Carpool

– A man with an important business meeting finds himself having to take care of the carpool for the ne..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
4.90 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 29 Minutes
Release Year:
1996
Carpool (1996)

A man with an important business meeting finds himself having to take care of the carpool for the neighborhood school children when his wife gets sick. Stopping to get donuts for the kids, things go even more awry when he finds himself a victim of a robbery. However, the situation only gets worse as a desperate man who had been contemplating a bank robbery robs the robbers and takes the man and the kids hostage in their van as his truck is blocked by an armored car. The thing then proceeds into a comedic chase movie. The father finds his kids don't really respect him and they react better to the robber. The end result is everyone gets a lifestyle change, including the original store owner.

Producing Country:
USA
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Release Date:

23 Aug 1996

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.

Director:

Arthur Hiller

Writer:

Don Rhymer

Main Actors:

Tom Arnold, David Paymer, Rhea Perlman, Rod Steiger

Plot:

A man with an important business meeting finds himself having to take care of the carpool for the neighborhood school children when his wife gets sick. Stopping to get donuts for the kids, things go even more awry when he finds himself a victim of a robbery. However, the situation only gets worse as a desperate man who had been contemplating a bank robbery robs the robbers and takes the man and the kids hostage in their van as his truck is blocked by an armored car. The thing then proceeds into a comedic chase movie. The father finds his kids don't really respect him and they react better to the robber. The end result is everyone gets a lifestyle change, including the original store owner.

Awards:

2 wins.

Production:

Warner Home Video

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
4.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
13%
Metacritic:
15%